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Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump says a ceasefire between Israel and Iran is now in effect, and in a social media post, he's urging both sides not to violate it. The status of a trousseau is not clear, Israel has not commented, and an Iranian missile barrage hit Israel. Israeli emergency services says at least four people were killed and eight others injured.
On Monday, Israel struck Iran's most notorious prison. Iran says the prison is under control. NPR's Jane Araf has more. Iranian state media said the Avin prison in Tehran was hit by an Israeli attack Monday. Security camera footage posted on social media appeared to show black smoke billowing from a doorway with the name of the prison above. Avin is used for political prisoners and foreign detainees, among others.
The Iranian government said the Israeli attacks damaged part of the prison, but it still maintained control of the facility. The Israeli military said it targeted the prison and other sites, including the headquarters of Iranian paramilitary forces that are used for state repression. Iran said it struck Israel Monday with a new multi-warhead ballistic missile. The Israeli military said it does not comment on munitions.
Jaina Raff, NPR News, Amman.
which last week vandalized two British warplanes at a military base. And here's Fatima al-Kassab reports from London. The announcement came as protesters gathered nearby in support of the group. The UK government says the Palestine Action Group has a long history of unacceptable criminal damage and called the attack disgraceful. Last week, activists broke into a Royal Air Force base and sprayed military planes with red paint.
Demonstrator Oscar Leyans says he's concerned about the response from UK officials. They're responding by just legislating to criminalise and it's extremely reactionary and we're seeing growing authoritarianism in the UK. Such bans have previously been imposed on groups like Boko Haram and Al-Qaeda.
The planes targeted last week are part of a force that flies reconnaissance flights over Gaza and assists the Israeli military. Fatima al-Kassab, NPR News, London. Forecasters say that heat wave that has a large portion of the country in its grip is not going away soon. Dave Roth is a meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. When you get heat waves, urban centers are more disproportionately impacted because of all the buildup, because of the bricks and the
asphalt and the pavement. So the bigger the cities are, the bigger the impact of the people who live in the cities. The government's heat health website says extremely dangerous heat will persist late into this week from the Midwest to the East Coast. And from Washington, this is NPR News.
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